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7. Exhibit F, Road Improvement Plan for Clara Lane 8. Exhibit G, Public Comments BACKGROUND The proposed project is within the 384-acre Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area located in the eastern portion of Pleasanton. The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specitic Plan is intended to facilitate a smooth transition between the urban edge of Pleasanton to the west and the Ruby Hill development to the south. The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan divides the plan area into three subareas based on land use, topography, and environmental characteristics. This parcel is located in Subarea 1, on the western portion of the plan area, adjacent to several existing single-family residential neighborhoods Victoria Meadows, Vintage Heights II, Vista Diablo, and Foxbrough Estates. This gently to moderately sloped area is zoned for low-density residential development, several small open space areas, and a community park. The architecture of the new homes is to match the traditional architecture styles of the homes in the nearby neighborhoods. This subarea contains 78 acres (20 percent of the plan area) and consists of residential lots in varying stages of development ranging in size from 0.9 acres to 20 acres. Some of the parcels in the subarea area have already been subdivided and developed with new low density residential homes, such as the "Clara Lane" development by Delco Builders located at the intersection of Clara Lane and Vineyard Avenue. A PUD development plan for 13 new residential units on the I Iatsushi property, immediately to the west of the subject property, was approved by the City Council in June 2006. Subject Property The subject property is a 2.45-acre site. `fhere is an existing one-story home on the southern portion of the lot, and various accessory structures, such as stables, which are proposed to be removed as part of this development. Near the eastern property line, there is an existing concrete driveway and a groundwater well. The lot has a moderate slope, sloping downward from south to north, and a moderate cross slope, sloping downward from east to west. There is some domestic landscaping and trees near the existing residence at the rear of the property. Surrounding Area New and existing residential developments surrounding the property are shown in the aerial photograph and described in Table 1, both on the following page. Case No. PUD-56 Planning Commirsiorr Page-2-